Sony is rolling out QSSR, a lightweight AI upscaling feature, to the standard PS5 starting October 1. The move reduces exclusivity around the PS5 Pro's PSSR technology and brings the capability to all users via game patches today plus dev library availability.
The feature arrives via game patches today and removes some exclusivity from the PS5 Pro's PSSR upscaling.
https://x.com/PlayStation/status/2105689359613890923
Sony rebuilt the system around FP16 calculations, a simplified neural network, and hand-optimized code to run on available instructions.
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